Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Rouge Vintage:2011 don’t think about touching bottles

don’t think about touching bottles until at least 2020

mainly thanks to the larger contribution of Sémillon at one-third of the blend

the wine is perhaps more interesting on the nose with its blast of garrigue

Chardonnay seems to play the leading role in 2004

medicinal herb and crushed mineral

Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Rouge Vintage:2011 don’t think about touching bottles(from a parcel of vines that are in Flagey opposite Clos de Vougeot). Mild reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background but I doubt that it will persist. The sleek, cool and unusually refined middle weight flavors deliver outstanding depth and length for the genre. This utterly delicious yet serious effort is highly recommended. (87 89) 2018+